Close-up of mottled grey-brown taupe fabric with a soft, low-contrast texture

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Art of the Loom

Alpha Mole

Alpha FabricALPHACOL10FR/SR

Alpha Mole presents a quiet mole-brown surface with a cool grey cast and barely-there cloudy variation. In the close-up, the face looks softly textured, giving the plain colour understated depth.

mottled grey-brown taupe plain none smart upholstery

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About this fabric

The close view shows a largely plain surface rather than a printed motif, with fine, irregular tonal variation across the mole ground. Its grey-brown tone sits between taupe and warm charcoal, while the low-key texture prevents it from looking flat. The dense-looking face and subdued colour read as suited to upholstery rather than light, fluid drapery. No composition, width or rub-test specification is supplied for this exact fabric.

How to use it

Use this grey-brown taupe on a tailored sofa, headboard or occasional chair where its restrained variation can soften darker timber and charcoal accents. Its muted mole tone also sits comfortably with warm neutrals without becoming cream or beige.

A quietly textured mole taupe with a grey cast, suited to tailored upholstery where subtle tonal depth is preferred.

Art of the Loom Alpha Fabric

Specification

Composition: 100% Polyester
Vertical repeat: N/Acm
Horizontal repeat: N/Acm
Rub test (Martindale): 50,000 rubs
Fire document: Alpha.pdf
Suitable end use: General Domestic Upholstery
Width (cm): 140cm

Specification as published by Art of the Loom. We will confirm the current details with them before you order.

Made up by us

Every metre we order is cut, sewn and fitted in our own Heybridge workshop, with Simon over every stage. Reupholstery, bespoke pieces, curtains, blinds and headboards.

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Paint that goes with it

Two ways to take the room. Both colours are from houses we hold, so a pot can come off the same order as the cloth. Screens shift colour, so treat these as a direction and bring the cloth to the shelf before you buy the paint.

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